Cleverly written with creative effects and an energetic style Richard has created a unique-sounding original for very young players that's guaranteed to be a blast to perform. Dur: 2:15

Composed with delicate orchestrations and tender melodies this work presents an uplifting setting for concerts or festivals. Richard uses a mixture of soloists and ensemble scoring as well as careful pacing to provide emotional peaks and releases. Beautifully written. (4:00)¦

Here is a wonderfully creative and distinctive multicultural piece that will surely be a standout in any festival or contest program. Using three contrasting melodies Richard has crafted a work that will showcase your band'scapabilities in a variety of styles. Included is a quasi march treatment of The Bamboo Flute a beautiful chorale setting of Sakura and ending with the familiar Korean Folk So…

Richard takes the listener and performer on an extended journey through various mood styles in this impressive work for mature ensembles. The stately opening strains gather momentum and intensity leading to a fast-paced sectionthat featuresintertwining solo and small group fragments passed throughout the texture. An overall soaring theme adds a tone of triumph and grandeur throughout and the fin…

Using a four-note motif Richard builds a monster of an opener developed through intricate rhythms unique harmonies and driving percussion. A bold statement for the adventurous band!

MusicWorks - Grade 2 This energetic work makes an impressive statement for young bands. Written in a single tempo throughout you'll be amazed at the amount of excitement that can be generated with limited technical demands. Richard uses active percussion figures (augmented with optional additional mallet parts) along with powerful brass statements and layers of woodwind lines to create a wonderfu…

Featuring a driving pulse powerful percussion and dramatic impact points Richard has effectively adapted his popular concert band work for the marching field. Celebrating the exhilaration of flying this stunning opener is a great way to start a show.

Richard takes the listener and performer on an extended journey through various moods styles in this impressive work for mature ensembles. The stately opening strains gather momentum and intensity leading to a fast paced sectionwhich features intertwining solo and small group fragments passed throughout the texture. An overall soaring theme adds a tone of triumph and grandeur throughout and the f…

MusicWorks - Grade 3 Commissioned for the All Iowa Middle School Honor Band here is an exuberant work that features dynamic ensemble passages layering effects and extensive percussion scoring. Richard's masterful development of repetitive rhythmic motives makes this sound more difficult than it really is. A contrasting middle section uses brief solos for alto sax and flute over a rich harmonic …

Drawing inspiration from the haunting beauty of the ring of mist that sometimes surrounds the moon (known as lunar halo) and also the legends and folklore associated with this phenomenon Richard has created a masterful work for the concert stage. Into Moonlight's Mist opens quietly with transparent colors then gradually builds and evolves throughout by adding layers of tonal richness and rhythmi…